Many people use their kitchen appliances with an attitude that they are disposable and when the appliance fails they are not surprised; they simply dispose of the lifeless hunk of metal or plastic and replace it with another short term appliance. I ,however, buy thinking an appliance will be my tool, a necessary addition to my kitchen and as so I expect this tool to function well and last longer than 3 cakes worth of baking. This innocent looking appliance seduced my husband with its beguiling array of attachments and the name black and decker-- a reputable company. Sadly this was all...